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TIL the coded phrases for the royal family to implement funeral plans for family members, include bridge names. London Bridge, for example for Queen Elizabeth II

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x6jMo TIL: Shell created scenarios called Scramble and Blueprint to deal with dwindling energy resources by 2050. Written in 2008, 15 years later the Scramble scenario has proven scarily accurate.
d8vV7 TIL of fox saboteurs, people who disrupt illegal fox hunts in the UK!
W7JXN TIL A 2011 U.S. Postage Stamp was Mistakenly Printed with an Image of the Replica Statue of Liberty in Las Vegas. The Error was not Noticed Until 10.5 Billion Stamps were Produced.
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